TextBox wishlist

[dcampbell24]

The textbox widget is currently very simple and would be a lot more useful if it supported a set of features that would allow it to be used in a basic chat server. Major features that would be nice to have include:

• multi-line
• read only
• highlight / copy and paste
• Input Method Editor support

I am guessing adding support for the first two should be fairly straight-forward, but the last two may not be. The read only feature is related to #341 since it means updating the text box programatically is an error.

[mitchmindtree]

Related #71, #62

[mitchmindtree]

Agreed on this, TextBox is certainly a WIP and could use some love 😄

Highlight copy/paste would be a great next feature (once the bugs are addressed heh)! As for multi-line functionality, perhaps we could separate that into a TextArea widget? I remember thinking this might be a good idea, but I've forgotten why.

Anyway, I'm planning on starting a synth editor repo soon that will have me diving back into conrod, so I should be able to help out soon 👍

[dcampbell24]

OK, great! I'm working on a networked Hearts game and building out the client GUI right now. I am going to spend a little time putting together the table display, then come back to these issues to get chat working.

[dcampbell24]

Related #205

[LaylBongers]

When I get to adding copypaste functionality to phosphorus, I'll make the cross platform functions for interaction with the clipboard available as a crate so it can be used in conrod.

[bvssvni]

@LaylConway That would be useful!

[jdm]

With regards to the clipboard, please see https://github.com/aweinstock314/rust-clipboard/ .

[mitchmindtree]

@jdm thanks, looks good!